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Monday, July 31, 2017

They say your taste buds change every seven years. I don't know who 'they' are or if it's true, but lemon is a a taste I definitely acquired in my 30's....unfortunately I haven't dropped any of the things I like, so I just keep adding....I'd like to subtract something-like chocolate.
I digress. Anyway, I was trying to think of a good dessert to bring for a pot luck style that included lasagna, and besides some obvious Italian choices (that don't travel well)...lemon seemed like a good choice. I found a recipe for lemon bars where you make your own sugar cookies, but....I simplified it and just used a tube of store bought cookie dough and it was delicious.

Ingredients: tube of sugar cookie dough (divided), 8 oz of cream cheese (softened), 1/4 c. lemon juice, 2 T lemon zest (divided), 1/2 c. sugarInstructions:
Heat oven to 350.
1. Take a 9x9 dish and cover the bottom with foil. Spray foil with cookie spray.
2. Press half of the cookie dough into the bottom of the pan evenly to form a crust. Bake for about 25 minutes (until golden brown) in a 350 degree oven.
3. While the crust cools beat together the cream cheese, lemon juice, 1 T of lemon zest, and sugar. Pour over cooled crust.
4. Top lemon mix with the second half of the cookie dough. Crumble and spread all over the lemon filling evenly. Bake at 350 for another 25 minutes (until cookie is browned on top).
5. Top with last 1 T. of lemon zest. Cool and slice. *It took me two lemons to get enough lemon juice and zest for the dish. *By using the foil, you can lift it out of the pan easily for slicing.